By Vibeka Mair, Civilsociety.co.uk Oxfam has launched an investment fund, with social and financial returns, which will target small and medium...
By Amaka Abayomi, Vanguard LAGOS — The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed microfinance banks (MFBs), primary mortgage institutions...
From The Star YOUTHS in Busia County have been urged to take loans from microfinance institutions that charge low interest rates. Uzima ...
// By George D. Kennedy, Liberian Observer The Microfinance Unit of the Central Bank of Liberia has clarified that the L$200 million Loan...
By G. Naga Sridhar, The Hindu Business Line SKS Microfinance Ltd has suffered a significant fall in business in non-Andhra Pradesh regions...
// By Biswarup Gooptu, The Economic Times BANGALORE: The year 2011 was a generally good year for venture capital investing, but social enterprises...
// By Saye Sekhar, Postnoon Microfinance as a concept hit a roadblock in India. When someone offers cash sans any security or questions,...
From VCCircle Bangalore-based microfinance firm Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt Ltd has raised Rs 29 crore ($5.8 million) through a private...
“Sulay, the Hope Micro MIS Administrator, tests Splash Mobile Money” (image provided by Kopo Kopo) Kopo Kopo recently announced...
From National Daily, Nigeria - Microfinance banks in the country have been generating much controversy of late following the report from the...
By Chima Nwokoji, Daily Sun Nigeria - Following recent revocation of licences of some microfinance banks, there have been...
Mobile Money Africa Press Release Mobile Money Africa, Africa’s leading resource for mobile financial inclusion today announced that ...
By Cami Ezenwa, National Daily OPERATORS would be expecting major policy directives when registered microfinance banks in the country gather...
From Business News Pakistan Lahore: The 5th Pakistan Microfinance Country Forum 2011 organized by Shamrock Conferences International in collaboration...
// From APN News ACCESS Development Services announced their 8th Microfinance India Summit on “Bridging the Hiatus, Building Trust”,...
// Grameen Foundation Press Release Skilled Business Volunteers Help Ethiopian Social Enterprises Alleviate Global Poverty Washington, D.C.,...
From Opportunity International The three-year grant from Credit Suisse will build upon an ongoing partnership to improve access to financial...
// By Amechi Ogbonna, Sun News Online Strong indications have emerged that the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) may soon descend on some microfinance...
// Oikocredit Press Release Cheryl I. Smith and Corinne Florek bring fund management and community development expertise to Oikocredit...
// Microinsurance Network Press Release Luxembourg – When 16 experts first sat down in early 2002 to form the CGAP Working Group on...
By Faridah Kulabako, Daily Monitor Insurers are eagerly eying the planned National Health Insurance Scheme, which is expected to take effect...
By Chuks Udo Okonta, The Nation The government, donor agencies have been told to use insurance as a weapon to combat poverty. The Deputy Manager...
// By Biodun Coker, Business Day Online Mobile money solutions will play a major role in integrating Nigeria’s huge informal economy which...
By Akinola Ajibade, The Nation The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued more banks licences to provide mobile money services, its Deputy Director,...
// By Festus Akanbi and Malachy Agbo, This Day Live The push by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the 24 banks to discourage the reliance...
From USAID Iraq Saad Abdul Ridah Hassan grew up poor in Diwaniyah, an impoverished town of 450,000 about 100 miles south of Baghdad. At age...
// BY Jimmy C. Calapati, Malaya Business Insight CEBU CITY—Ten years ago, Marcosa Igot and Carina Gonato were just plain housewives of...
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